He feeds me to those hungry lions
He serves me on a golden platter
It is verily Him that takes the lion form
To devour me bit by bit
Until there is no more me
There is only Him.
In truth there is nothing outside the spiritual. Once we remove the conditioned behaviour, thoughts, emotions, expections, and whatever else that prevents us from accessing it, stillness arises. Discriminating between the "worldly" and the "spiritual" will inevitably cause vexations in your experience. Worldly desires and activities happen. They are not for us to judge. All that is really needed is an observation of stillness.
Tuesday 5 July 2011
Tuesday 17 May 2011
All Fear is Baseless - a conversation in chat
me: All fear is baseless.
Do you agree?
Viks: maybe
me: oh maybe
tell me a fear that is not baseless?
Viks: what do you mean by baseless? i need to undestand that we understand the word in the same context
me: All fear is baseless. It is groundless, unwarranted, unfounded. Get to the root of the fear and you will find there is no cause for it.
me: so do u agree?
me: There is pure love
and then there is fear
all fear is baseless
hence there is only love
Viks: no i dont agree
me: tell me a fear that is not baseless
Viks: there may be a cause for concern that transforms into a fear of what an outcome or event may lead to
me: fear of a future possibility
the future is a dream
it is not real
only the present is real
hence the fear is baseless
Viks: if you are saying a fear that is not baseless...then you are saying that there is a fear of some substance
and which i will agree
me: i am saying there is not cause for fear
so all fear is baseless
Viks: dont agree
Viks: there is cause for fear
me: tell me a fear that is not baseless?
Viks: if someone is sick and a concerned other person know that the sick is going for a test and there is a possibility of the sick having cancer for eg. then the concerned ones fear will be based on the result of the test being negative for cancer
me: okay fear of sickness and death
Viks: yeah
me: is a fear based on what?
that death is the end all and be all
Viks: is that an exclusion?
me: no
death is the ultimate fear
it is based on a false identification with the body
the body must die
everybody dies
self is indestructible
hence the fear is baseless
Viks: that death of the other will lead to one being in emotional pain and not knowing how life would be without the sick
me: fear of attachment
fear of suffering the loss of another person
the fear is baseless
Viks: agreed but that is now at another level and not a simple level of understanding
me: there are no levels
i am talking abt the root of all fears
the root of all fears
are based on a false identification of self
and that is false
hence all fears are baseless
there are no levels
Viks: oh
me: the dead are free from bondage
the living fear loss because of attachment
Viks: agree
me: attachment is based on the false notion of body identification
which we all suffer from
until we realise we are not this body
we are limitless self
one with all
until then we will fear
but that fear is baseless
Viks: okay ...i cant read all this now.
busy with a report
me: hahahaha
so u submit
Viks: am i supposed to have a diffrent opinon
me: "Viks: no i dont agree"
apparantly u had a different opinion
but it was baseless
lol
Viks: oh that is why i said we need to have a common understanding
me: in other words u submit
Viks: mmmmm...not in your text
me: dont be afraid to admit that u submit
ur fear is baseless
lol
Do you agree?
Viks: maybe
me: oh maybe
tell me a fear that is not baseless?
Viks: what do you mean by baseless? i need to undestand that we understand the word in the same context
me: All fear is baseless. It is groundless, unwarranted, unfounded. Get to the root of the fear and you will find there is no cause for it.
me: so do u agree?
me: There is pure love
and then there is fear
all fear is baseless
hence there is only love
Viks: no i dont agree
me: tell me a fear that is not baseless
Viks: there may be a cause for concern that transforms into a fear of what an outcome or event may lead to
me: fear of a future possibility
the future is a dream
it is not real
only the present is real
hence the fear is baseless
Viks: if you are saying a fear that is not baseless...then you are saying that there is a fear of some substance
and which i will agree
me: i am saying there is not cause for fear
so all fear is baseless
Viks: dont agree
Viks: there is cause for fear
me: tell me a fear that is not baseless?
Viks: if someone is sick and a concerned other person know that the sick is going for a test and there is a possibility of the sick having cancer for eg. then the concerned ones fear will be based on the result of the test being negative for cancer
me: okay fear of sickness and death
Viks: yeah
me: is a fear based on what?
that death is the end all and be all
Viks: is that an exclusion?
me: no
death is the ultimate fear
it is based on a false identification with the body
the body must die
everybody dies
self is indestructible
hence the fear is baseless
Viks: that death of the other will lead to one being in emotional pain and not knowing how life would be without the sick
me: fear of attachment
fear of suffering the loss of another person
the fear is baseless
Viks: agreed but that is now at another level and not a simple level of understanding
me: there are no levels
i am talking abt the root of all fears
the root of all fears
are based on a false identification of self
and that is false
hence all fears are baseless
there are no levels
Viks: oh
me: the dead are free from bondage
the living fear loss because of attachment
Viks: agree
me: attachment is based on the false notion of body identification
which we all suffer from
until we realise we are not this body
we are limitless self
one with all
until then we will fear
but that fear is baseless
Viks: okay ...i cant read all this now.
busy with a report
me: hahahaha
so u submit
Viks: am i supposed to have a diffrent opinon
me: "Viks: no i dont agree"
apparantly u had a different opinion
but it was baseless
lol
Viks: oh that is why i said we need to have a common understanding
me: in other words u submit
Viks: mmmmm...not in your text
me: dont be afraid to admit that u submit
ur fear is baseless
lol
Monday 11 April 2011
I am not the body, I am not the mind
I am not the body, I am not the mind.
I am not the senses, I am not these thoughts,
Yet I observe the pain and pleasure of this body,
I watch the joy and distress of these emotions,
I take pleasure in the comforts of the body.
I am trapped in the limitations of this body.
I watch intellect in action.
I watch the mind rambling in madness.
Are these my tools to stillness?
They say the body is nothing and will soon turn to ash.
They also say the body is your temple, it houses the soul.
So should one ignore the body and its desires?
Or should one get lost in what the body has to offer?
Everything is as it should be right?
So why am I given this body
if not to enjoy it and nourish it and groom it and love it?
Questions, questions and more questions of the mind.
Let me stop thinking, and just get lost in the flow of eternity
and whatever this moment has to offer.
My experience of this moment happens to be through this body.
Let me be fully present and enjoy the warm sun on my skin,
and the soft whisper of wind against my cheeks.
This is Shakti experiencing Shakti.
Who cares what will become of this body?
For now, it is my portal to stillness.
I am not the senses, I am not these thoughts,
Yet I observe the pain and pleasure of this body,
I watch the joy and distress of these emotions,
I take pleasure in the comforts of the body.
I am trapped in the limitations of this body.
I watch intellect in action.
I watch the mind rambling in madness.
Are these my tools to stillness?
They say the body is nothing and will soon turn to ash.
They also say the body is your temple, it houses the soul.
So should one ignore the body and its desires?
Or should one get lost in what the body has to offer?
Everything is as it should be right?
So why am I given this body
if not to enjoy it and nourish it and groom it and love it?
Questions, questions and more questions of the mind.
Let me stop thinking, and just get lost in the flow of eternity
and whatever this moment has to offer.
My experience of this moment happens to be through this body.
Let me be fully present and enjoy the warm sun on my skin,
and the soft whisper of wind against my cheeks.
This is Shakti experiencing Shakti.
Who cares what will become of this body?
For now, it is my portal to stillness.
Monday 4 April 2011
It cant be long now
Stillness is becoming easier to access
and the gaps between thoughts are increasing.
Sensual perceptions are hightening
and joy flows so easily.
Acceptance, allowance, surrender.
I welcome them as dearest friends.
"It can't be long now," I think.
What am I waiting for?
This moment is perfect.
There is nothing lacking.
All is as it should be.
Then the thoughts return.
"It can't be long now," I think.
"Can't you see that I am already there?"
and the gaps between thoughts are increasing.
Sensual perceptions are hightening
and joy flows so easily.
Acceptance, allowance, surrender.
I welcome them as dearest friends.
"It can't be long now," I think.
What am I waiting for?
This moment is perfect.
There is nothing lacking.
All is as it should be.
Then the thoughts return.
"It can't be long now," I think.
"Can't you see that I am already there?"
Thursday 31 March 2011
These words are insufficient
These words are insufficient
to explain infinite expansiveness
These words are inadequate
to tell you about the depth of this love
These words are insubstantial
to convey this reality
Mere words are unqualified
to pay homage to this beauty
Yet still, I find myself wanting to share this
How can I keep it to myself?
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Gradually, the fog begins to clear
Gradually, the fog begins to clear
And I can see more vividly than before,
And I can taste more sensually than before,
And I can feel more perceptively than before.
There is an aliveness I hadn’t noticed.
There are connections I wasn’t aware of.
Gradually, the fog begins to clear
And now when I walk, I just walk,
And now when I eat, I just eat,
And now when I breathe, I just breathe.
Monday 28 March 2011
This peculiar thing called navel
What is this peculiar thing?
Reminder that I am born of flesh from flesh.
Remnant of the linkage to my mother's womb.
The one from whom I was manifested.
What is its purpose?
Scar marked on me from the day I was born.
Scar marked on me through being born.
Scar that I shall keep until the day I die.
Of the chakras, you are my emotional centre.
Centre of my universe.
Concealing mysteries of my origin.
Storehouse of vital energy.
Hiranyagarbha has marked me such.
Hiranyagarbha has given me this reminder.
Reminder that I am born of flesh from flesh.
Remnant of the linkage to my mother's womb.
The one from whom I was manifested.
What is its purpose?
Scar marked on me from the day I was born.
Scar marked on me through being born.
Scar that I shall keep until the day I die.
Of the chakras, you are my emotional centre.
Centre of my universe.
Concealing mysteries of my origin.
Storehouse of vital energy.
Hiranyagarbha has marked me such.
Hiranyagarbha has given me this reminder.
Thursday 24 March 2011
A contemplation on desire and creation
"Desire tells us, each time, “Now get thou this, and then you shall be happy”. We believe it implicitly and set about getting it. We are unhappy for wanting it, but we forget the unhappiness in the effort. If we do not get it, we have to suffer. Neither are we happy if we get it; for desire then finds something else for us to strive for, and we fail to see how desire is fooling us all the time. The fact is desire is like a bottomless pit which one can never fill up, or like the all-consuming fire which burns the fiercer, the more we feed it."
The above extract (taken from the Maha Yoga) basically tells us that following desire in the pursuit of happiness is counterproductive and self-defeating. Yet desire is the birth-seed of creation. How can desire be wrong? Let us contemplate on these seemingly contradictory points of view.
Desire or the longing for a thing or experience is in itself is not evil, it has its use. The greatest desire one can experience is to pine for God or to long for Source. That too will pass as the perception of duality falls away. The realisation that you are, and have always been, that which you long for will take its place. Until then desires will come and go. We cannot ever hope or expect to find peace in attaining anything outside ourselves. That does not limit us from creating that which we desire. The knowing of stillness is what separates us from falling prey to desire and using it for positive divine creation.
We are always creating, whether we are aware of it or not. You have created yourself of your own being and your world follows that same creative energy. Observation of stillness enables us to become more aware in our creations. From this awareness, we can become more attentive to creation and the process of creation.
There is no limit to the amount of substance or level of substance that can be created. It therefore follows that there is always more than enough for everyone. It is pointless then to look at the creations of others with an eye of desire. They are on their own journey as you are on yours. The ego will bring up jealousy, greed, envy for as long as you look to the possessions of others and for as long as you seek happiness in possessions.
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's."
The act of coveting as warned about in the tenth commandment has no place in conscious creation. You are here to create, not to compete for that which is already created!
Creating is an awesome experience, and the most awesome creations are created from a point of stillness. It is in stillness that creator, creation and creating are one and the same. It is in stillness that all of creation is awestruck and it is in stillness that all of creation is rejuvenated and then dissolved. Enjoy the experience of creation as it is meant to be enjoyed and replenish your creative energy in stillness.
The above extract (taken from the Maha Yoga) basically tells us that following desire in the pursuit of happiness is counterproductive and self-defeating. Yet desire is the birth-seed of creation. How can desire be wrong? Let us contemplate on these seemingly contradictory points of view.
Desire or the longing for a thing or experience is in itself is not evil, it has its use. The greatest desire one can experience is to pine for God or to long for Source. That too will pass as the perception of duality falls away. The realisation that you are, and have always been, that which you long for will take its place. Until then desires will come and go. We cannot ever hope or expect to find peace in attaining anything outside ourselves. That does not limit us from creating that which we desire. The knowing of stillness is what separates us from falling prey to desire and using it for positive divine creation.
We are always creating, whether we are aware of it or not. You have created yourself of your own being and your world follows that same creative energy. Observation of stillness enables us to become more aware in our creations. From this awareness, we can become more attentive to creation and the process of creation.
There is no limit to the amount of substance or level of substance that can be created. It therefore follows that there is always more than enough for everyone. It is pointless then to look at the creations of others with an eye of desire. They are on their own journey as you are on yours. The ego will bring up jealousy, greed, envy for as long as you look to the possessions of others and for as long as you seek happiness in possessions.
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's."
The act of coveting as warned about in the tenth commandment has no place in conscious creation. You are here to create, not to compete for that which is already created!
Creating is an awesome experience, and the most awesome creations are created from a point of stillness. It is in stillness that creator, creation and creating are one and the same. It is in stillness that all of creation is awestruck and it is in stillness that all of creation is rejuvenated and then dissolved. Enjoy the experience of creation as it is meant to be enjoyed and replenish your creative energy in stillness.
Thursday 17 March 2011
Stillness
In the flower of consciousness, you will find the sweet nectar of life that is stillness. Once you have tasted it, you will find yourself addicted!
Stillness is the backdrop from which all things arise to which all must dissolve. It is the space between thoughts. If you are lucky enough to have observed this space and you are aware of it, you will find yourself wanting to experience it again and again. It is a moment of complete peace in an otherwise maddening mind.
Imagine you are trekking up a great hill. You cannot see what is on the other side until you near the summit. The moment you get there you see the most beautiful view of the ocean. Even if it is just for a split second, in that moment you became awestruck by the inconceivable vastness of it. You are like a droplet in this vast expanse that is actually merged with the whole. In that moment you are fully present and so nature reveals its sacredness to you. That intensely alive moment is free of thoughts. A moment of total surrender. That is stillness.
For those of you who find it difficult to access this stillness, try asking yourself, "I wonder what my next thought will be?" and wait for it. It might take a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on how long you let it last. This is a trick I read in Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now. Another interesting read which inspired me to access stillness is Deepak Chopra's Buddha: A story of enlightenment.
Do not be hard on yourself if you find it difficult at first or if you cannot keep it for long enough. Meditation is a great tool, even if you are just chanting. But do not think you need a tool to access it. Stillness is always there and can be accessed at any time.
Our minds are constantly bombarded with images and sounds and all sorts of entertainment which draw it outward. "Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being" Eckhart Tolle.
Go deep into the jungle of your mind. Slash away the vines of thought. Find a comfortable spot and just sit there. Your mind will tell you it is bored and wants to be entertained. Do not give in, if it can run it can sit still! Thoughts will arise, observe them and let them go. Slowly the mind gives in and peace will arise. Bliss always follows peace. They are close companions.
We are all capable of reaching this divinely aware place. Acknowledge your divinity and honour it. The best way to honour it is to be fully present. To be present is to know stillness.
Stillness is the backdrop from which all things arise to which all must dissolve. It is the space between thoughts. If you are lucky enough to have observed this space and you are aware of it, you will find yourself wanting to experience it again and again. It is a moment of complete peace in an otherwise maddening mind.
Imagine you are trekking up a great hill. You cannot see what is on the other side until you near the summit. The moment you get there you see the most beautiful view of the ocean. Even if it is just for a split second, in that moment you became awestruck by the inconceivable vastness of it. You are like a droplet in this vast expanse that is actually merged with the whole. In that moment you are fully present and so nature reveals its sacredness to you. That intensely alive moment is free of thoughts. A moment of total surrender. That is stillness.
For those of you who find it difficult to access this stillness, try asking yourself, "I wonder what my next thought will be?" and wait for it. It might take a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on how long you let it last. This is a trick I read in Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now. Another interesting read which inspired me to access stillness is Deepak Chopra's Buddha: A story of enlightenment.
Do not be hard on yourself if you find it difficult at first or if you cannot keep it for long enough. Meditation is a great tool, even if you are just chanting. But do not think you need a tool to access it. Stillness is always there and can be accessed at any time.
Our minds are constantly bombarded with images and sounds and all sorts of entertainment which draw it outward. "Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being" Eckhart Tolle.
Go deep into the jungle of your mind. Slash away the vines of thought. Find a comfortable spot and just sit there. Your mind will tell you it is bored and wants to be entertained. Do not give in, if it can run it can sit still! Thoughts will arise, observe them and let them go. Slowly the mind gives in and peace will arise. Bliss always follows peace. They are close companions.
We are all capable of reaching this divinely aware place. Acknowledge your divinity and honour it. The best way to honour it is to be fully present. To be present is to know stillness.
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